Prospect Reef workers to be paid by end of August- Premier Fahie
Some $171, 834.78 is outstanding to employees of the hurricane ravaged resort.
This was revealed by Premier and Minister of Finance Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) when answering questions by Opposition Member and Third District Representative Hon Julian Fraser RA during the Fifth Sitting of the First Session of the Fourth House of Assembly (HoA) on Thursday July 25, 2019.
Hon Fraser noted that he had raised the issue of Prospect Reef employees not being paid since August of 2018, “despite maintaining their work schedule and duties” and wanted to know why the workers were not being paid and who is responsible for it happening?
He also wanted to know how much was owed and when payments were going to be made.
$171, 834.78 owed
According to Honourable Fahie, since taking office as premier on February 26, 2019, “and also hearing the Member [Hon Fraser], when we had the Second Sitting [of HoA] asking these questions,” he directed his office to furnish him with a detailed report on this matter. “Clearly, this matter was not given the attention it required.”
The Premier added; however, that the research has revealed that the amount of money outstanding to the employees of Prospect Reef is $171, 834.78.
“This represents wages owed from August 2018 to present. It was discovered, Mr Speaker, that this expenditure was inadvertently not accounted for in the 2019 budget.”
Honourable Fahie declared that all efforts are being exhausted to have all the employees of Prospect Reef owed paid in full no later than by the end of August 2019.
The amount of employees on the payroll for Prospect Reef Resort was not disclosed.
“Mr Speaker, a review of the organisational and operational structure of Prospect Reef is currently being undertaken in order to determine a more economical way forward,” Hon Fahie stated.
What are workers to be paid for?
However, Hon Fraser wanted to know what the workers were being paid for? “What are they doing…What part of Prospect Reef are they? Diving or something? Are they divers?”
Hon Fahie said the safest answer he could give was to repeat that a review of the organisational and operational structure of Prospect Reef is currently being undertaken in order to determine a more economical way forward.
“An economical way forward with what? What’s there?” Hon Fraser asked.
Premier Fahie replied that as soon as the “review” of Prospect Reef Resort is complete he will return to the House to give a detailed report.
“Because we all are clear as to what is not there.”
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6 Responses to “Prospect Reef workers to be paid by end of August- Premier Fahie”
After Irma, the place looks like a film set for some zombie apocalypse movie. Actually that might be its appropriate future! Or let cruisesheep run amok on the grounds with paint guns until they've surrendered or emptied their wallets.
We have what, a manger racking up a salary for keeping tabs on a relic? House maids mopping up nothing? Groundskeepers not keeping the grounds? Security guards for nowheresville? And they've been hard at work without pay for 11 months? Seriously!?!